Bhubaneswar, Feb. 9 -- Close on the heels of the resignation of BJD's Telkoi MLA, Premananda Nayak, former BJD leader and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi took a dig at the party saying it is in self-destruction mode.

"BJD's self-destruction mode is already on. You will see how they destroy themselves soon. MLAs like Premananda and Ramesh Sai have left the party. There are other MLAs too who are in the line to resign from the party," Panigrahi said while speaking to reporters on Friday.

However, it is still unclear if Athamallik MLA, Ramesh Sai has resigned yet.

Hinting at VK Pandian's alleged autocracy in the party, Panigrahi said, "I have even heard that a bureaucrat-turned-politician in BJD was involved in a bitter face off with anoth...